To counter the shortfalls, VIP puts the bulk of the weight on Ehtashamuddin, Mairaj, Hasnain and Irfan Motiwala in his most effective and well-acted role in years.
Design by Saad Arifi
Necessity may be the mother of invention but not in Pakistan’s entertainment industry. Despite decades of crippling slumps, we seem to have few ideas about how to do things differently. We love to rehash and rebrand sparkless ideas, only to later complain about our inherent lack of potential.
Back in a 2017 issue of Icon (Cinema with Ideas, May 21), I had spoken to filmmakers Asim Raza, Jami and Hasan Waqas Rana on the need for high concept ideas in film, and why they seemed like an unattainable goal. I’ve asked the same question many times since.